FBISE SSC part-II exam results 2009

FBISE SSC part-II exam results today
Islamabad, June 29: Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) will announce the results of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) part-II annual examinations - 2009 today (Monday). An FBISE press statement said on Sunday that the examinations were held in March and April this year. The results of SSC part-I annual examinations will be announced later. The students can view their results at www.fbise.edu.pk and contact at telephone numbers 051-9250651, 9250666, and 9250608 for further information. They can also know about results by sending a text message to a unified code 5050 in the format of FB[roll number]. app

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Hundreds of students turn up at education expo
Islamabad: The education expo organised by the Jang Group on Saturday was a roaring hit, as hundreds of ambitious students turned up to explore what subjects they could take up and which private and public universities were offering them.

Federal Minister for Education Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani inaugurated the colourful and informative event that continued from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Jinnah Convention Centre. Large groups of students started arriving at the venue even before the formal inauguration and collected valuable information from stalls set up by different educational institutions.

In addition to the lively environment at the stalls, the visitors also had the opportunity to listen to the heads of top educational intuitions at a seminar organised on the occasion. The education minister also spoke at the seminar. He said that education was the core element of human development and the basic right of every citizen. "Investment in education plays a significant role in welfare of the nation and that is why promotion of quality education is one of the top priorities of the present government." Urging educational institutions to teach scientific and social studies in the light of Islamic view, Bijarani said that with this comprehensive education system, there would be no need left for separate arrangements for religious education. "Such a system will not only help end political exploitation of Islam, but the same institutions will be able to produce capable religious scholars along with public administrators, scientists and business administrators."

Calling for promoting initiatives for empowerment of women through education, he said that there was a need to create an enabling environment for women where they could realise and utilise their full potential. He said that women were reaching out for excellence despite difficulties and hurdles in their way. The minister said that the government was sternly dealing with extremists who recently launched a campaign against female education in some of the remote areas on the pretext that free movement of women was not allowed in Islam. "They are actually portraying Islam in an adverse manner and the government is committed to ensuring smooth running for girls schools in those areas," he added. Bijarani said that Pakistan was one of the leading markets in Asia for recruitment of students in educational institutions all over the world. "Such fairs can be the most exciting opportunity for educational institutions to introduce themselves to an eager and growing market of large number of potential students."

Preston University Chancellor Dr Abdul Basit said that there was immense development in the fields of science and technology and after a few decades, the world was going to adopt completely different ways of production and marketing. "The courses offered in our educational institutions should match the future world market requirements," he said. Citing the example of Nano technology, he said that in near future, things would be produced with the help of atoms and molecules instead of bulk of materials used to manufacture products in today's world. "China is a leading country in this technology and can help Pakistan to excel in this field," he said. He called for the government to explore opportunities hidden in the promotion of the study of Nano technology in educational institutions. "If we develop this field Dr Basit said that activities like education expo provide youth with a platform from where they can get satisfactory answers to all their questions. "In addition to providing useful information about existing opportunities, educational fairs play very important role in creating awareness importance of higher education."

National University of FAST Dean Ayub Alvi said that though private institutions were doing a wonderful job in imparting quality education, it comes with a price tag. "To make standard education accessible for students of lower middle class or from poor background, the government needs to invest more in providing scholarships for such students," adding that there was a need to support talent n the country.

Jinnah Institute of Information, Commerce and Sciences Chief Executive Rahat Quddusi said that future depends on youth as active participation of educated young population plays vital role in development of a nation. "We should be very clear about the fact that economic and social system can only improve by providing opportunities to youth," he said.

Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Vice Chancellor Mahmood H Butt said that the fact that 68 per cent of the population was under the age of 14 calls for greater investment in free public education from grade 1 to 18. He said that the basis of new educational policy was to produce quality human resource.

DHAI Education Foundation CEO Dr Amer Masud pointed out that Pakistan continued to face a critical shortage of trained manpower in the field of healthcare. "The situation is particularly grave in the fields of nursing, basic science and allied health sciences," he said.

Fashion designing stall attracts students
Islamabad: A beautifully decorated stall of Iqra University attracted the attention of a large number of students, especially girls, who took keen interest in the creative items displayed there.

The Fashion and Textile Department of the university created a small world of its own, which was altogether different from the overall ambience of the expo. Dazzling bridal dresses with wonderful cuts and exotic colour combinations showed the creativity of students. Students have displayed western cuts with beautiful amalgamation of traditional embellishments.

The trendy bed linen was also displayed in a very unique way that added to the ambience of the hall.

The unique prints and colour combinations allured visitors and many placed their orders on the spot. Hand-made lamp covers and wall hangings with ornamentation appeared just out of this world.

A student of the university, Palwasha Khan, said that that they were receiving orders for various items. She said that they had tried to create a fusion of west and east in various items in order to give something unique to visitors, which are not available elsewhere. The News

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Uniform syllabus focus of new education policy: AIOU VC
Islamabad: The new education policy envisages seven percent of GDP spending on education besides introducing a uniform syllabus to remove disparities.

"The new education policy focuses on universalisation of education on scientific grounds," Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Mehmood-ul-Hassan told APP in an exclusive interview.

"The draft of new education policy is with cabinet which is expected approve it soon," he added.

Out of 170 million population, 68 million persons were under the age of 14 years, he said, and out of these 68 million only 33 million children were enrolled in schools, having only 1.356 million teachers.

"We have to make policies and strategies to ensure that all our children are enrolled in schools for a better future," he said, adding that the government would have to double the strength of teachers for this purpose.

He said according to the new education policy, computer education would be made compulsory from class sixth; four subjects would be taught till class IV and six subjects would be taught till class VIII.

He said the new education policy would focus on religious education and cleared that Islamiat would not be excluded from the curriculum.

The VC said the new policy draft contained a complete chapter about teachers' education and only those people would be inducted as teachers who had four-year bachelor degrees.

He said the AIOU in collaboration with 14 universities was preparing four-year teachers training programme, adding that teachers would be provided handsome salaries to attract talented people towards this sector. app

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